After a fantastic opening partnership of 89 runs between Jos Buttler, the captain of England, as well as Phil Salt, Pakistan captain Babar Azam reached 4,000 T20I hits as the visitors were run out for 157.
Days ahead the T20 World Cup campaign starts, the hosts secured a 2-0 series triumph at The Kia Oval with to strong seven-wicket wins from Jos Buttler as well as Phil Salt against Pakistan in the 4th as well as final Twenty20 International.
Captain Buttler (39), whose rejoined the English team after the birth of his third kid, led the way with Salt (45) in an opening partnership of 82 runs in only 6.2 overs. During his innings, he hit seven fours and one six.
One day before they go for Barbados for the Twenty20 World Cup, Buttler’s team crushed Pakistan with four and a half overs remaining to win a decisive victory with 158-3. Pakistan had no response for The English team’s devastating batting attack.
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Although Jofra Archer (1-31) & Adil Rashid (2-27) assisted the English team in rallying, Pakistani skipper Babar Azam (36) & Mohammad Rizwan (23) capitalized on their reunion at the highest level of the order, combining for a quick 59 runs (36 balls) after getting put into bat.
After losing Shadab Khan as well as Azam Khan for ducks due to careless middle-order batting, Pakistan was reduced to 86-5. Liam Livingstone (2-17) completed a double-wicket clean in the 15th over, dismissing Usman Khan (38) as well as Shaheen Shah Afridi (0).
A week prior to play the USA in their opening World Cup match at Grand Prairie Stadium, Pakistan’s batting collapsed under duress as Adil Rashid (2-27) & Mark Wood (2-35) both claimed two wickets.
Pakistan pay cost for poor batting.
Babar and Rizwan contributed to his team’s strong start. In the fourth over, Babar scored two consecutive boundaries off Chris Jordan, marking his 4,000th T20I run.
As Archer achieved the breakthrough by dismissing Babar, who had previously struck him for four consecutive points, he was ultimately outwitted by a slower delivery. Caught behind square by Rashid on the penultimate ball of the powerplay, Archer continued to demonstrate to The English team the value they had been missing.
As the hosts regained control in the next over, leg-spinner Rashid struck when his delivery smacked the top of Rizwan’s middle stump. Within four overs, Babar’s team went from 65-2 to 86-5 as a result of the departure of Pakistan’s openers, which set off yet another collapse.
With a 40-run stand between Iftikhar Ahmed (21) as well as Usman Khan (38) providing some middle-order drive, Pakistan recovered to a respectable 145-8 by the 18th over. However, a brilliant catch by Jordan broke the partnership off Livingstone’s bowling, and Livingstone dismissed Afridi (0) in the identical over.
Wood’s death bowling proved useful as he cleaned out the tail with a speed of 95 mph, giving Buttler a lead edge behind Naseem Shah (16).
In the final over, Haris Rauf, on eight, struck a wide ball to deep third and attempted an improbable second run, leaving Mohammad Amir, yet to score, stranded at the non-striker’s end. Subsequently, Livingstone executed Rauf’s run out.
Enormous touch as England prepares for the World Cup
Days ahead their World Cup campaign starts, England demonstrated their mettle with a batting masterpiece that made Pakistan’s bowlers work very hard.
Out of the five Pakistani bowlers played, Rauf (3-38) was the only one to have an influence on the game.
Azam, the wicketkeeper for Pakistan, dropped Salt at 34 in the sixth across, but it didn’t cost them too much because the England opener was soon out of the game, nabbed by Rizwan at wide mid-wicket, giving Pakistan some relief.
After Buttler was caught behind by Azam, Rauf took another wicket in his subsequent over, dismissing him from the match. He then delivered a 90 mph yorker that hit Will Jacks’ (20) off-stump, putting England at 112-3 shortly after the halfway mark.
Harry Brook (17no) and Jonny Bairstow (28no) however, led the hosts to victory with a 46-run partnership. The latter then sealed the series triumph by hitting a short delivery from Rauf for six over additional cover.
Babar: Pakistan is performing well in spurts.
Captain of Pakistan, Babar Azam: “I was out after five or six overs, but everything went well before then. The intermediate hierarchy must ascend.
“In preparation for the World Cup, we must resolve those issues. Although there are a few injuries, there are many advantages. Some parts of our play are good.”
Buttler: All I want is to keep getting better.
Jos Buttler, the captain of England and a series player: I’m trying to concentrate on several aspects of my game that I’ve neglected, as part of my ongoing effort to improve.
That is invigorating and motivating me. The team is feelacing positive after putting in a lot of work in training. Guys are putting on shows and rising up.
“Having two additional games would have been beneficial to acquaint some players with varying scenarios, yet our team possesses substantial experience, and many have participated in the IPL, ensuring we are not lacking in cricket exposure.”After a fantastic opening partnership of 89 runs between Jos Buttler, the captain of The English team, as well as Phil Salt, Pakistan captain Babar Azam reached 4,000 T20I hits as the visitors were run out for 157.
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